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Music Downloads 2008 - A Victory for Consumers and Artists
Less than a decade after the advent of file sharing, sales figures indicate that the recording industry sold more singles than albums and unsigned artists sold…
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Section 102(b) and negative categories of copyright subject matter
Section 102 of the Copyright Act has been receiving quite some attention in legal commentary recently. Professor Pamela Samuelson authored an article challengin…
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The most important essay I've read on the war this year
This essay by four non-commissioned officers in the NYT on Sunday provides a shot of clarity that cuts right through the nattering nabobs. I think everyone sho…
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Defending Wikipedia’s Impolite Side
Noam Cohen in today's New York Times: "Before Mike Godwin became general counsel of the Wikimedia Foundation last month, he was the subject of a Wikipe…
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Cooperative Breeding in Birds Sheds Light on Altruism
David Brown in today's Washington Post: "Why do we help out our relatives when one of them needs a buck or a meal, and who gains the most from such act…
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Two of my favorite advocates
It's a nice morning when I look at the front page of the SF Chronicle (on line, of course) and find two of my favorite copyright advocates quoted in the sam…
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Maxed Out
Maxed Out takes a look at the American-style debt, a problem affecting everyone from small American towns to the White House itself. The film shows viewers how…
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Moral Kombat
Moral Kombat takes a look into the controversial subject of violence in video games. Director Spencer Halpin shows the constant conflict between the game creato…
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Manda Bala's Theatrical Debut
It didn't take long for Director / Producer Jason Kohn to find success. His very first film, Manda Bala, won both the Grand Jury Prize and top honors for c…
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Manda Bala (Send A Bullet)
Some steal with a gun, others with a pen. Director / Producer Jason Kohn's look at crime and corruption in Brazil spans from the capital to the countryside…
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Dick Cheney in 1994
Interesting how much one's perspective can change in 6 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-I He so cleanly lays out all the arguments against,…
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IPSC Live-Blogging, Part 3
I reproduce below my notes from a number of presentations. Alas, I’ve been pulled in several directions the last few days so I produce these notes on an “as-is”…